Statute · California Evidence Code
Cal. Evid. Code § 1161 — Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies
Cal. Evid. Code § 1161
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Evidence Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2014-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Evidence that a victim of human trafficking, as defined in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code, has engaged in any commercial sexual act as a result of being a victim of human trafficking is inadmissible to prove the victim’s criminal liability for the commercial sexual act.
Citator
Cal. Evid. Code § 1161 — Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Evidence that a victim of human trafficking, as defined in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code, has engaged in any commercial sexual act as a result of being a victim of human trafficking is inadmissible to prove the victim’s criminal liability for the commercial sexual act.
(b) Evidence of sexual history or history of any commercial sexual act of a victim of human trafficking, as defined in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code, is inadmissible to attack the credibility or impeach the character of the victim in any civil or criminal proceeding.